how does one make an avatar?
01-20-06 | 02:52 PM
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how does one make an avatar?
ok all ive got is photoshop on my computer...but i can't for the life of me size the image properly for avatar use....could someone help me out on this so i can have a sweet avatar for the SS/FG forum...(the search option only showed a pic of sheldon brown that someone wanted made into an avatar)
01-20-06 | 02:55 PM
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I would suggest opening the image in Paint (if you are on Windows goto Start->Programs->Accessories->Paint, open up the image, then click on "Image" then Attributes, and change the dimensions of the image to 64 pixels by 64 pixels.
Edit: nevermind, this will only crop the image to 64x64 in the top/left corner.
Instead of clicking on "Attributes" under "Image", go for "Stretch/Skew". You want to adjust the Stretch percentages until you are under 64 pixels by 64 pixels. This may take some guess work, but muck around with the options and see what you can come up with.
Barring all else, link the image here and myself or someone else will take care of it for you.
Edit: nevermind, this will only crop the image to 64x64 in the top/left corner.
Instead of clicking on "Attributes" under "Image", go for "Stretch/Skew". You want to adjust the Stretch percentages until you are under 64 pixels by 64 pixels. This may take some guess work, but muck around with the options and see what you can come up with.
Barring all else, link the image here and myself or someone else will take care of it for you.
01-20-06 | 03:00 PM
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01-20-06 | 03:26 PM
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In Photoshop, go to "save for web" and adjust the size so that the biggest dimension is 64 pxls. You can then adjust the "quality" to get the file size under the maximum... which is something like 6K, I think?
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01-21-06 | 01:17 AM
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01-21-06 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by dolface
user control panel >edit avatar (upper right of your screen)
paid members get a 100px X 100px image, not sure what the free accounts get, 75x75 maybe?
paid members get a 100px X 100px image, not sure what the free accounts get, 75x75 maybe?
BTW: You could also use IrfanView (free) to resize or change the attributes of your avatar.
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01-21-06 | 09:40 PM
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unpaid membership can use up to 64 x 64 pixels.
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